Chaska
Country of origin:
Peru
Location:
Arequipa, Arequipa
Status:
Active
Formed in:
2002
Genre:
Folk Metal
Lyrical themes:
History and folklore of South American native cultures
Current label:
Unsigned/independent
Years active:
2002-? (as Ch'aska), ?-present
Left to right: Ronald Quispe, Hernán Gonzales, Hueso Raffo, Giovanni Villar and Fabián Flores Castro.
Ch'aska is a Quechua word that was used by the Incas to mention the most shining star in the skies. This word is especially associated with the planet Venus. Quechua is the ancestral language of the Incas still spoken in the Andean regions of Peru and other countries of South America. Charango, quena and zampoña are traditional Peruvian folk instruments.
Compilation appearances:
- "Bicolour Cannibalism", Compilatorio Mixtura CD (Mixtura Records, 2011).
- "Winter Night Heights", Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America CD (Metal Hammer, 2019).
MEMBERS
| Current | |
| Carlo Alonso "Hueso" Raffo | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) (2002-present) |
| Fabián Flores Castro | Drums (2011-2014, 2019-present) |
| See also: Trepanador, Ouija | |
| Giovanni Villar | Guitars (lead) (2016-present) |
| See also: ex-Witchery | |
| Hernán Gonzales | Bass (2019-present) |
| Ronald Quispe | Quena, Zampoña, Charango (2019-present) |
| Past | |
| Álvaro Valencia | Bass (2002-2006) |
| See also: Crimson Death, Trepanador | |
| Christyan Aller | Charango, Quena, Zampoña (2002-2006) |
| Juan Carlos Campos | Drums (2002) |
| Fernando Gonzáles | Drums (2002-2003) |
| See also: ex-Grinder | |
| César Molleapasa | Guitars (2002-2003) |
| Randall Nina | Drums (2003-2006) |
| César Atahualpa | Guitars (lead) (2003-2006, 2010-2012) |
| See also: ex-Sacra Miser | |
| Hugo Spina | Bass (2006-2009) |
| Paul Pinto | Drums (2006-2009) |
| See also: Estigma, ex-Cancerbero, ex-Arsenal, ex-Necropsya | |
| Rafael Enrique Astete | Guitars (lead) (2006) |
| Alan Rubina | Guitars (lead) (2006-2010) |
| Marcelo Huacpe | Quena, Zampoña, Charango (2006-?) |
| See also: Karisiria | |
| Carlos Llosa | Bass (2009-2018) |
| See also: Necropsya, ex-Raptor | |
| Tito Málaga | Drums (2009-2010) |
| See also: Aristides, ex-Orgus | |
| Christian Aguirre | Guitars (lead) (2012-2016) |
| See also: Trepanador, Thaek | |
| "Chachi" Cabana | Drums (2015-2018) |
| See also: Raptor | |
DISCOGRAPHY
| Name | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch'aska | EP | 2003 | |
| Bicolour Cannibalism / Tuta Ch'aska | EP | 2007 | |
| Pururauca | Full-length | 2009 | |
| Everlasting Night | Compilation | 2017 |